Funkytown (2011)

Director:

Daniel Roby

Writer:

Steve Galluccio (written by)

Release Date:

4 March 2011 (Canada)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

1976. Montreal. Eight people who wanted to see and be seen at the trendiest disco will be juggling fame and anonymity until they will be forced to make sober choices in an era when excess was the norm, and when disco was king.

Plot Keywords:

Discotheque | Record Producer | Bra Less | Title Based On Song | Female Stockinged Legs

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Patrick Huard	...	Bastien Lavallée
Justin Chatwin	...	Tino DeiFiori
Paul Doucet	...	Jonathan Aaronson
Sarah Mutch	...	Adriana
Raymond Bouchard	...	Gilles
Geneviève Brouillette	...	Mimi
François Létourneau	...	Daniel Lefebvre
Sophie Cadieux	...	Helene
Romina D'Ugo	...	Tina
Jocelyne Zucco	...	Nicole
Janine Theriault	...	Connie Lavallée
Camille Pennell	...	Cynthia Lavallée
Dominic Longo	...	Carlo
Vince Benvenuto	...	Jason
Lina Roessler	...	Sabrina
Jeff Boudreault	...	Jacques
Sophie Desmarais	...	Kiki
Geneviéve L'Espérance	...	Lulu
Evelyn St-Pierre	...	Micki
Lidia Russon	...	Mère de Tino (as Lidia Russo)
Kim Richardson	...	Selma
Marie-Line Cloutier	...	Prositutée l'hôtel
Karine Lagueux	...	Coordonnatrice Disco Danse Prty
André Champagne	...	Régisseur Disco Danse Party
Régine Borno	...	Femme entourage Jonathan
Alain Boucher	...	Gardien de sécurité
Carolyn Fe	...	Femme de ménage
Alex Kudrytsky	...	Jeune homme
Marie-Christine Labelle	...	Fan de Mimi #1
Cathy Labrecque	...	Fan de Mimi #2
Caroline Andre	...	Fan de Mimi #3 (as Caroline André)
Maxime Allen	...	Animateur de radio
Eugene Brotto	...	Valet d'hôtel
Stéphanie Aubry	...	Fille blonde à la piscine
Matt Holland	...	Billy de serveur
Jonathan Robert Rondeau	...	Homme devant le Starlight #2 (as Jonathan Rondeau)
Gemma James Smith	...	Femme devant le Starlight
London Juno	...	Femme journaliste
Emmanuelle Girard	...	Admiratice de Bastien
Brent Skagford	...	Portier de Starlight
François Mercure	...	Responsable sécurité Starlight
Marie-Aude Doyon	...	Belle femme section VIP #1
Julie-Anne Côté	...	Belle femme section VIP #2
Dean Hagopian	...	Big shot de NY
Patrick John Costello	...	Barman / serveur Starlight (as Patrick Costello)
Nadia David	...	Fan de Mick Jagger (as Nadja David)
Michel David	...	Homme - toilette Closet #1
Richard Smith	...	Homme - toilette Closet #2
Nicole-Sylvie Lagarde	...	Serveuse diner
Alexandre Beaulieu	...	Coiffure Disco Dance Party
Stéphanie Laplante	...	Émilie Simon
Silvio Orvieto	...	Cuisinier Casa Crescent
Marie-Claude Sabourin	...	Linda
Martin Fortier	...	Homme d'affaires
Dominique Leduc	...	Directrice de casting
Robert Burns	...	Réalisteur aux auditions
Alexandre Dubois	...	Assistant station radio
Michel Mongeau	...	Juge
Paul Don	...	Avocat de Connie
Niko Romberg	...	Record Store Sales Guy / Préposé
Sophie Naubert	...	Christine
Nathalie Baroud	...	Maquilleuse Disco Dance Party
Pierre Leblanc	...	Majordome de Gilles
Naomi Dubé	...	Bébé de Selma
Holden Wong	...	Ami asiatique de Jonathan
Claude Despins	...	Avocat de Gilles
Trevor Hayes	...	Normand
Jean-Loup Yale	...	Vendeur de drogue
François-Xavier Dufour	...	Régisseur du Sitcom
Richard Gaudreau	...	Comédoem du Sitcom
Kwasi Songui	...	Frère de Selma #1
Tristan D. Lalla	...	Frère de Selma #2 (as Tristan Lalla)
David Barone	...	Fan punk du goupie Kiki
Richard Stoica	...	Gérant du Nitrogen
Daniel Richard Giverin	...	Collègue de Gilles (as Daniel Giverin)
Linda Sauvé	...	Surveillante d'école
Keir Cutler	...	Médecin
Alain E. Cadieux	...	Directeur d'école
Nathaniel Fauteux	...	Bébé d'Adriana
Vikki Wong	...	Femme asiatique à la piscine
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sarah Booth	...	Actor (as Sarah Hansen)
Robert Crooks	...	Peter
Marina Eva
Francesco Giannini	...	Entourage
Lisette Guertin
Heidi Hawkins	...	Line-up woman
Julie Williams
Tarek Gader	...	Punk Reveller (uncredited)
Nicolas Girard Deltruc	...	Elvis Presley (uncredited)
David Tyler	...	DJ Scratch (uncredited)
Max Walker	...	Teenage Guy #1 (uncredited)

Directed by
Daniel Roby

Writing credits
Steve Galluccio		(written by)

Produced by
Valérie d'Auteuil	....	associate producer
Jasmyrh Lemoine	....	line producer
Danny Rossner	....	supervising producer
André Rouleau	....	producer
Simon Trottier	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jean Robitaille

Cinematography by
Ronald Plante

Film Editing by
Yvann Thibaudeau

Casting by
Lucie Robitaille

Costume Design by
Marie-Chantale Vaillancourt

Makeup Department
Chantal Bergeron	....	hair stylist
Marie-France Cardinal	....	key hair stylist
Kathy Kelso	....	makeup department head
Magali Métivier	....	key extras makeup artist
Nathalie Trépanier	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Melany Bourgouin	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Erik Ajduk	....	first assistant director
Angèle Gagnon	....	second assistant director
Jacinthe Hamelin	....	third assistant director
Chanel Lavoie	....	trainee assistant director
Thomas Parkinson	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Stéphane Dufour	....	assistant decorator
Alain Omer Duranceau	....	props
Julie Robert	....	props: prep

Sound Department
Stéphane Bergeron	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jocelyn Caron	....	foley recordist
Carole Gagnon	....	dialogue editor
Benoit Leduc	....	adr recordist
Isabelle Lussier	....	assistant re-recording mixer
Simon Meilleur	....	foley artist
Antoine Morin	....	sound effects editor
Mireille Morin	....	adr supervisor
Martin Pinsonnault	....	supervising sound editor
Vincent Riendeau	....	assistant re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Kevin Carter	....	special effects contact lenses
Guillaume Murray	....	special effects supervisor
Martin Williams	....	head special effects rigger

Visual Effects by
Danny Bergeron	....	visual effects executive producer: Mokko Studio
Lee Brunet	....	digital compositor
Michel Frenette	....	digital compositor
Sabrina Gagnon	....	visual effects coordinator
Alain Lachance	....	visual effects supervisor: Mokko Studio
Yann Laliberte	....	digital compositor: Mokko Studio
Benjamin Ribière	....	compositing supervisor: Mokko
Charles Richer	....	digital compositor
Marc A. Rousseau	....	visual effects producer: Mokko Studio

Stunts
Alexandre Cadieux	....	stunt performer
Jean Frenette	....	stunt coordinator
Jean-Francois Lachapelle	....	stunt performer
David Rigby	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Frédéric Chamberland	....	steadicam operator
Denis Giroux	....	best boy electric
Denis-Noel Mostert	....	steadicam operator
Eric Proulx	....	electrician
Jan Thijs	....	still photographer
Filippo Viola	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Lauren Fernandes	....	casting associate
Heidi Levitt	....	casting: USA
Stephanie Patrick	....	extras casting

Editorial Department
Jessica Fortin-Simard	....	film transfer
Eric Gaudry	....	di colorist
Guillaume Girard	....	assistant editor
Serge Harvey	....	digital intermediate editor
Bill Holley	....	colorist: film dailies

Music Department
Jean Robitaille	....	music clearance
Sébastien Robitaille	....	musician

Other crew
Fanny Bellavance	....	script supervisor
Karl Fodor	....	assistant location manager
Jean Marc Genereux	....	choreographer
Pierre Guevremont	....	production controller
Joe Iacono	....	financial consultant and auditor
Christine Mercier	....	assistant to the producers
Stéphane Moraille	....	attorney

Thanks
Émmanuelle Dessureault	....	special thanks
Bruno Rosato	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Caramel Film
• Harold Greenberg Fund, The

Distributors

• Seville Pictures (2011) (worldwide) (all media)
• Wolfe Video (2011) (USA) (all media)
• Remstar Distribution (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Remstar Films (2011) (Canada) (all media)

Other Companies

• Mokko Studio  visual effects
• Montreal Casting  extras casting
• On Set Stunts  stunt services

Also Known As:

Runtime:

132 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | USA:R | Netherlands:12

Company:

Caramel Film

Trivia:

Some filming was actually done at the real location of The Lime Light, 1258 Stanley Street, which is now the dance club "La Boom" and the strip club "Chez Parée". Director Daniel Roby told the Montreal Mirror: "We were so lucky because we got to shoot the club scenes in the actual location where the Limelight was and recreate a real disco club on the dance-floor where all that history actually happened."

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Bastien arrive at the roof garden party, a Dodge Caravan 96 could be seen on the street, which would be impossible in 1976.

Great idea, poorly executed...

I imagine the makers of Funkytown wanted to tell the story of the decline of Quebec in the wake of separatism during the late 1970s in a film that was a cross between American Graffiti and Studio 54. However, what they ended up with was a film that was too long (there was enough plot to feed a television series for an entire season!), had too many story lines, undeveloped stereotypical characters, and was poorly written.

On top of this, the film had numerous serious historical errors that the writer could have checked on wikipedia! The panoramic views of New York and Toronto show skylines that don't match the eras; White parties didn't exist until the mid 1980s; Studio 54 wasn't open until 1977 despite references to it in the movie during 1976; Many songs are played in the wrong years - for example Donna Summer's Bad GIrls is played in 1976; plus there are many things that are pushed into the 70s that are arguably not correct, from AIDS symptoms to New Wave.

Its too bad because at the heart of this mess of a film there is actually a good idea for a Mad Men type television series that follows various characters through late 1970s Quebec.